THE POPULATION CENSUS AS A LARGE-SCALE AND MULTI-PURPOSE SOURCE OF THE STATE INFORMATION

The preparation and conduct of the population census in the Republic of Kazakhstan in November 2019, showed the importance of the statistical data, obtained during the population census to determine the main directions of demographic and socio-economic policy of the state, both at the national and regional level. Historical overview of the ways of accounting for the population at the different stages of human development was given. Also was made the analysis of the population censuses in the Republic of Kazakhstan during the years of independence (1999, 2009), as well as the process of census in 2019. Basically, it shows the dynamics of changes in the population of the republic, reflected in the statistical data of the censuses. Speaking about the population census as an important historical source of information, the authors paid attention to the population census in November 2019. Therefore, there is quote necessary to pay attention to the importance of the statistical data, obtained the main directions of demographic and socioeconomic policy of the state, both at the national and regional levels.